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Lake History

For a good summer read, check out some history of our lakes:

  • “The Great Mudpuppy Escape (sort of)” by Stephen Collins, 2003
  • “The History of Camp Kennebec” by Francis Fox Sandmel, 1973 (Salmon Lake)
  • History of Pleasant Point Public Park (Northern McGrath Pond)
  • History of Salmon Lake

Did you know there is a cottage on McGrath Pond that was made out of an old railroad Water tower?

The Water Tower Cottage

A Half-Century on McGrath Pond, 1970-2020

McGrath Pond - Salmon Lake Association,
P.O. Box 576, Oakland, ME 04963
Belgrade and Oakland in Central Maine.

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